Universal gun Nona. Armor Winged Infantry

This gun deserved special respect in the airborne troops. "On the day of the Airborne Forces, people in blue berets went to our" non "and kissed her armor. Honestly, we do not need any rewards. This is the highest ... "-recalled one of the designers of the 120-mm self-propelled gun 2C9" Nona "(" Nona-S ").

This highly mobile universal artillery complex, combining the possibilities of a mortar, guns and howitzers, created for fire support of "winged infantry" on the battlefield and capable of landing with a parachute, is truly unique in artillery history. The development of 2C9 was the result of the intense work of several KB, but very soon, Nona showed its combat capabilities during the Afghan war, and later in both Chechen campaigns. In 2000, these self-propelled guns supported the legendary battle of the 6-rot of the Pskov Airborne Forces at a height of 776. It was from the fragments of their artillery sites that the militants suffered the greatest losses. In the 1990s, "Nona" also participated in peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, and now it is actively used by both parties in the east of Ukraine.

In the new book of the leading weapons historian you will find not only exhaustive information about the history of the creation of the Non family, their design, service, combat use, about foreign models, the closest "None" and its descendants " - tools" Vienna "and" Lotus", but also unique drawings and photographs.


This gun deserved special respect in the airborne troops. “On the day of the Airborne Forces, people in blue berets went to our“ non ”and kissed her armor. Honestly, we do not need any rewards. This is the highest ... ”-recalled one of the designers of the 120-mm self-propelled gun 2C9“ Nona ”(“ Nona-S ”).

This highly mobile universal artillery complex, combining the possibilities of a mortar, guns and howitzers, created for fire support of the “winged infantry” on the battlefield and capable of landing with a parachute, is truly unique in artillery history. The development of 2C9 was the result of the intense work of several KB, but very soon Nona showed its combat capabilities during the Afghan war, and later in both Chechen campaigns. In 2000, these self-propelled guns supported the legendary battle of the 6th company of the Pskov Airborne Forces at a height of 776. It was the militants from fragments of their artillery sites that suffered the greatest losses. In the 1990s, Nona also participated in peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, and now it is actively used by both parties in the east of Ukraine.

In the new book of the leading weapons historian you will find not only exhaustive information about the history of the creation of the Nona family, their design, service, combat use, about foreign models, the closest “Nona” and its “descendants” - tools ” Vienna ”and“ Lotus ”, but also unique drawings and photographs